Magnetic Mysteries: Sun-Earth Interactions by Cris DeWolf

Project:     NASA Heliophysics Teacher-Developed Lessons
Subject:Heliophysics
Theme:Heliophysics
Grades:9-12

“Why was the sky on fire last night?” Students investigate the question of what causes aurora by using Helioviewer to examine solar activity, as well as archival data on planetary K indices (Kp) to investigate the effect of solar activity on our magnetosphere.